Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-07
DAILY HERALD.
MRS. BIsAZZA.
She Tells her Side of the story
About Troubles.


About Troubles.
Mrs. Bisazza stated to representative
of the HERALD yesterday that the story
told by her husband was not true. She
said she had marriel him on October 80
1885, in San francisco, and that he had
only $40 of his own when she rnarflec
him. Mrs. Bisazza kept lodging house
at No. llO5 Market street, and her pres
ent husband had lodged with her. Sup.
posing that he was nice man she made
things as pleasant as possible for him.
She sold out her lodging-house and
intended to put her child to school, but
Bisazza commenced to make love to her
ard objected to their going away. He
then proposed that they should marry
and start restaurant, as he had been in
that business. Mrs. Bispzza studied
over the proposition and finally consent
ed to get married, with the express pro-
vision that the child should 60 to school.
When they were married she found that
ne had only $40, his wages as cook in
restaurant, and for two months she paid
all the expenses for the three. lie
urged her to start a restaurant
and looking over the city and finding no
opening he went into the country to
look up place, which he finally found
at San Rafael Mrs. Bisazza then drew
5000 from the bank, paying some debts
and giving him 5000 kept $500
herself. They then went to San Rafael,
where she paid $3.50 for the restaurant,
beside $lS5 for groceries, 5000 for crock.
cry, etc., and for furniture, etc. In
order to make success of the business
she helped in the restaurant, waited ON
the table and did the washing and
laboredRery hard in. the interests of
both, but after they had been in the
business a short time he acted suspi.
ciously toward her and would not let her
know what was in the money drawer.
This went on for eight months, when he
involved himsel:: in debt and they had to
break up aud return to San Francisco.
When they had reached that city he
tried to borrow money to start in bus-
ness again and finally she let him have
500, pretending to have borrowed it on
her watch. He opened restaurant on
Taylor street, where she also worked
hard, but he acted in the same manner
in regard to money affairs. 1t was
while here that he fell in with cousin
named Marco, who sided with him
rather than Mrs. Bisazza. Since the
formation of the combination between
her husband and Marco she has
not had any peace. They became in
debt after about two months on Taylor
street, and one morning about 8 O'Clock
they moved everything 10 Third street,
where things were run in the name Of
Dubith. Troubled times continued,
buying her anything or supporting her
and the child. and on one occasion did
not 60 home for two weeks. When she
went to the restaurant to eat he did not
treat her well and after awhiles he heard
that he was going to sell out He broke
up business again at 3 o'clock in the
morning, storing his furniture, and
finally going to Fresno. where she fol-
lowed him to find him in nice restau.
rant. At Fresno he treated her very
badly, and on one occasion caught her
by the hair, but was prevented from
doing anything more by stranger, who
forced him to stop at the muzzle of tie
pistol. He sold out at Fresno without
letting her know, and came to Los Ange.
les. She was left alone in Il strange
place, without money or friends, and she
sold what household furniture she had
and went to San Francisco. She after
ward heard he was here, and borrowed
money to come to him. When he came
here he went by the name of John Fisco
vicb, which he told her was assumed so
that she would not find him, Herefused to
recognize her, and she was about to take
q situation when he became ASHAMED of
himself and rented rooms on Spring
street. They occupied these until one
night he turned her and the child on the
street and now che has come to the con-
clusion that she had best let him alone.
According to her story he used very
abusive Language 10 her. She said that
the glasses were broken in the restaurant
by reason of his violence when she
attempted to take some money from the
drawer to pay her expenses. She is OF
the opinion that he intends to sell out
here and leave her alone, but she has no
hope of ever obtanining the money she
advanced in the earlier part of their mar
ried life. Mrs. Bisazze's first husband is
reported to be Thomas Finch, who is at
present living in Oakland.